General elections always provide viewers with fierce debatesbetween the major parties. However, the next one could be an unprecedented exception because of David Cameron.

The broadcast regulator (Ofcom) has discarded the Greens from the TV debates, raising the ire of the Prime Minister while the Greens threatened to take legal action. “The media regulator has failed to grasp the fast-moving, fluid state of British politics today, and that fact that voters are seeking out the choice of real change”, Natalie Bennett, the leader of the Greens, said, insisting on the support received from the young. According to some polls, the Greens may be ahead of the Liberal Democrats. They launched a petition which gathered 275,000 signatures.

Cameron didn’t like the place of the debates during the last General Election and he fears a confrontation with Ed Miliband. Besides, he didn’t particularly shine during the Scottish Referendum against Alex Salmond, a confrontation which has left many scars.

Cameron has been criticized by a lot of people including Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage who compared the current PM with a “chicken running scared”. Farage even suggested to hold the debates “without the chicken”.

The final decision on the presence of the Greens will be taken in March. Another debate that includes the Greens could be held by a consortium composed of several newspapers and Youtube. The media obviously have a huge effect on the vote but to avoid the debate in order to defend a minor party seems very hypocritical. Is the issue really a lack of coverage or a lack of courage?